Here’s Webb’s New Image of Cold Exoplanet in Weird Orbit

Here’s Webb’s new image of cold exoplanet in weird orbit

View larger. | The Webb space telescope used its NIRCam instrument on May 18, 2024, to capture this image of the massive, cold exoplanet 14 Herculis c. At 26 degrees Fahrenheit (-3 degrees Celsius), this is one of the coldest exoplanets – or planets orbiting distant suns – that astronomers have directly imaged so far. Plus its orbit is very elongated and crosses the orbit of another planet in the system. Image via NASA/ ESA/ CSA/ STScI/ William …

JWST Coronagraphic Images of 14 Her c: a Cold Giant Planet in a Dynamically Hot, Multi-planet System - Astrobiology

Most observed multi-planet systems are coplanar, in a dynamically “cold” configuration of concentric orbits like our own Solar System. With the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) we have detected 14 Her c, the first mature and cold exoplanet directly imaged in a dynamically “hot”, multi-planet system. With large eccentricities and a nonzero mutual inclination, the […] The post JWST Coronagraphic Images of 14 Her c: a Cold Giant Planet in a Dynami…

JWST Discovers Frigid Planet in Unusual Orbit – A Remarkably Old and Cold World Never Seen Before

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recently captured an extraordinary image of a distant, frigid exoplanet, 14 Herculis c, located 60 light-years away in the constellation Hercules. This groundbreaking observation marks a significant milestone in the study of exoplanets, offering astronomers unprecedented insight into a world unlike any other previously studied. As described in NASA’s official mission page, 14 Herculis c is an ancient wor…